Police: Kirkland bank robber busted

Are bank robbers just dumb, or is the crime not as lucrative as it seems in the movies?

Last month, a man who robbed a credit union in Washougal was sentenced to 60 months in prison – and all he got was $412.

Last week, the driver for a man who police said robbed a Shoreline credit union was shot and killed after officers said he pulled an Airsoft gun. His alleged bank robber buddy has been charged in a string of bank robberies.

On Wednesday, a man was arrested by Kirkland police minutes after officers said he robbed the Wells Fargo bank in the Bridle Trails neighborhood.

He allegedly entered the bank wearing a mask and jumped over the counter before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Bellevue police helped Kirkland officers track him to an area north of the bank where he was arrested. Cash involved in the robbery was found nearby.